ExecutivePlacements.com is hiring: Senior AI Data Scientist - Animation Job at E

Senior AI Data Scientist – Animation

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Employment type: Full‑time

Overview

Electronic Arts creates next‑level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. The company values creativity, collaboration, and empowering players to create content. The role is to shape the future of content creation and gameplay with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Build, fine‑tune and implement AI and machine‑learning models to solve challenging problems within the animation space.
• Ensure AI and machine‑learning production pipelines are scalable, repeatable, and tool‑agnostic.
• Apply current and emerging techniques in deep learning, natural language processing, and other ML areas to expand the animation domain.
• Collect, clean, manage, analyze and visualize large sets of data using multiple platforms and tools.
• Work in partnership with game teams to integrate AI solutions into products and services.
• Optimize and fine‑tune AI models for performance and scalability; analyze and interpret data to produce actionable insights.
• Document and present findings and solutions to stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in data science.
• Minimum 1+ year of experience working in the animation space or general AI/ML.
• PhD or MSc in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in deep learning and fluency in Python and SQL.
• Experience automating ML models and building end‑to‑end ML pipelines.
• Experience with DevOps tools and principles (Git, CI/CD, Docker).
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Optional: C++ and game‑engine experience, and interest in animation.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay ranges (current posting):

• California (Los G. vs. San Francisco) $160,600 – $249,300 USD
• British Columbia $138,700 – $199,900 CAD
• Washington $149,200 – $205,500 USD

Benefits include paid time off (3 weeks/year), sick time (80 hrs/year), paid company holidays (16 days/year), parental leave (10‑week paid), health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) and potential equity/bonus for qualifying roles.

EEO Statement

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status or other protected characteristics. EA also considers qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law and makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.